# Bonsai x Creative Market  The Creative Entrepreneur  Starter Pack

Discover our framework to help you start and grow your creative business.

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## **About this guide**

The future of work is here, and if you’re reading this, then you’re likely at the very center of it.

Work is changing. It’s no longer about 9-5. No longer about working at the same company and doing the same job for 40 years and then retiring. Now you can forge your own path. You can set your own rules. You can work on what you want, move where you want, sign the [graphic design contract templates](/content/a/freelance-design-contract/index.html) you desire, and grow the best business you’re able to.

This is an exciting path but it’s also a difficult path. You need to master a million different skills. You need to juggle being an excellent creator and business person, often multiple times in the same day. There’s a lot to learn, but once you get the hang of it, you’re ready for the adventure of a lifetime.

The purpose of this guide is to give new creative entrepreneurs a framework to start and grow their business, and existing creative entrepreneurs some tips on improving. Think of it more as an overview of the major topics in running a creative business. We’re excited to join you in taking that first step or contributing to your current journey as a creative entrepreneur.

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## Products

[CRM](/content/crm/index.html) [Pipeline](/content/pipeline/index.html) [Scheduling](/content/scheduling/index.html) [Estimates](/content/estimates/index.html) [Proposals](/content/proposals/index.html) [Agreements](/content/contracts/index.html) [Forms](/content/forms/index.html) [Client portal](/content/client-portal/index.html) [Projects](/content/projects/index.html) [Task management](/content/task-management/index.html) [Time tracking](/content/time-tracking/index.html) [Timesheets](/content/timesheets/index.html) [Resource planning](/content/resource-management/index.html) [Reporting](/content/reporting/index.html) [Billing](/content/invoicing/index.html) [Expenses](/content/expenses/index.html) [Payments](/content/payments/index.html) [Bookkeeping](/content/bookkeeping/index.html) [Rate cards](/content/rate-card/index.html) [Budgeting](/content/budgeting-profitability/index.html)

## Solutions

[Creative agencies](/content/software/design/index.html) [Marketing agencies](/content/software/marketing/index.html) [Software agencies](/content/software/software-development/index.html) [Consulting](/content/software/consulting/index.html) [Engineering](/content/software/engineering/index.html) [IT Services](/content/software/it/index.html) [Accounting](/content/software/accounting/index.html) [Architecture](/content/software/architecture/index.html) [Interior design](/content/software/interior-design/index.html)

## Resources

[Blog](/content/blog/index.html) [Resource management guides](/content/guides/index.html) [Utilization rate calculator](/content/resources/utilization-calculator/index.html) [Billable rate calculator](/content/resources/billable-hours-calculator/index.html) [Signature maker](/content/resources/online-signature-maker/index.html) [How to write a contract](/content/contract-template/online-contract-maker/index.html) [Self-employed taxes hub](/content/self-employment-tax/index.html) [Self-employed tax deductions](/content/blog/tax-deductions-for-self-employed/index.html) [Alternatives](/content/alternatives/index.html)